Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
High-flying Cameroon will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they host Comoros to Stade d’Olembe on Monday evening. The tournament hosts looked sharp in front of goal in the group stages, and, as a result, the bookies see them as hot favourites to beat Comoros in front of home fans. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be top scorer Vincent Aboubakar, while Bayern Munchen ace Erix Maxim Choupo-Moting should be recalled to the starting XI.
Amir Abdou’s troops, on the other hand, set up a meeting with Cameroon in the AFCON last 16 by beating Ghana in the last group match. The Africa Cup of Nations debutants aim to claim yet another major scalp at the showpiece tournament, but we are tempted to put our money on the Indomitable Lions due to the home field advantage. Comoros goalkeeper Ben Boina is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the triumph over Ghana.
Highlighted Player (Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting):
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Schalke 04 as a winger. Choupo-Moting joined die Knappen in 2014, but he played for fellow German sides Mainz, Nurnberg and Hamburger in the past as well. He was part of FC St. Pauli during his youth career.
The Cameroonian international, who was born in Altona, Hamburg, represented the Indomitable Lions at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and he made the Cameroon 2014 World Cup squad as well. Choupo-Moting is well known for his speed and he often makes life difficult for the opposition defenders. His main position is left wing, but he is capable of playing as a centre forward as well.
Choupo-Moting scored six goals in 28 appearances for Schalke in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign, but many people believe that he was producing much better performances with Mainz. The Cameroonian attacker scored 10 goals in 32 league appearances for die Nullfunfer in the 2013/2014 season. Choupo-Moting, who was born on 23 Match, 1989, began his youth career at Teutonia 05.